Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2,395-100, Abraham Gaskill, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey.
Gaskill Abraham
NUMBER
B.L.Wt. 2395-100
CONTENTS
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Abraham Gaskill No. 2395.
June 13 th 1861 - Sent to W. Joseph P. Dyer - atty Winnetka N. Jersey

United States Pension Office.
In the matter of the application of Prof Thomas Gaskill of and others for Heirship land &c. &c.
General Office
Mr Gordon

Heirs of Abraham Gaskill, decd.
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State of New Jersey } County of Burlington ss }
We Thomas Gaskill Evan S. Prickett and Ann Eliza his wife late Gaskill Joseph Haines and Rebecca his wife late Gaskill which said Ann Eliza and Rebecca are the only children of William Gaskill deceased do upon oath testify and declare to the best of our knowledge and belief that Abraham Gaskill did enter the service in 1776 for the term of the war and served as a private in Dayton and Ogden's Regiment of the New Jersey line and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end of the war. We the said Thomas Gaskill Evan S. Prickett and Ann Eliza his wife late Gaskill Joseph Haines and Rebecca his wife late Gaskill heirs at law of Abraham Gaskill deceased further declare that we have not nor has any one of us ever received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Abraham Gaskill on the part of the United States nor do we believe that he ever received it or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatever
Therefore Know all men by these presents that we Thomas Gaskill Evan S. Prickett and Ann Eliza his wife Joseph Haines and Rebecca his wife aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint Joseph H. Burr to be our and each of our true and lawful attorney for us and in our names to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to us as aforesaid, and our attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him for the

special purposes above expressed. Thomas C Gaskill Evan S Pickett Ann Eliza Pickett Rebecca C Haines. Joseph B Haines  attest Daniel Mills
Personally appeared before me the above named Thomas Gaskill Evan S. Pickett and Ann Eliza his wife Joseph B Haines and Rebecca his wife subscribers to the foregoing declaration and made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be their and each of their free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned, the said Ann Eliza and Rebecca being by me privately examined separate & apart from their respective husbands acknowledged that they executed the same freely without fear threats or compulsion from their said husbands.
attest Daniel Mills
Daniel Mills Justice of the Peace & Commissioner
In testimony that the above written Daniel Mills was a magistrate authorized to administer oaths and take acknowledgments &c. in the State of New Jersey at the above date and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature I have hereunto affixed the County seal and subscribed my name and quality at Mount Holly this twenty fourth day of September A.D. 1845.
James Rogers
C. clerk &c.

State of New Jersey County of Essex — ps. § §
I Clayton Gaskill one of the heirs at law of Abraham Gaskill do upon oath testify and declare, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that Abraham Gaskill did enter the service in 1776 for the term of the war and served as a private in Dayton and Ogden's regiment of the New Jersey line; and that he continued in the service aforesaid until the end of the war.
I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the quantity land promised to Abraham Gaskill on the part of the United States or any part thereof; nor do I believe that he ever received it, or transferred his claim to it in any manner whatsoever; Therefore
Know all men by these presents, That I Clayton Gaskill aforesaid, do hereby constitute and appoint Joseph H. Burr to be my true and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States, a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby fully authorized and empowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purposes above expressed.
Attest
Clayton Gaskill
Wheeler Lindsley
Personally appeared the above named Clayton Gaskill subscriber to the foregoing declaration, and made oath to the same and in my presence acknowledged the power of attorney thereto subjoined to be his free act and deed, for the purposes therein mentioned.
Attest
Wheeler Lindsley Judge of Justice of the Peace
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In testimony that the foregoing written Wheeler Lindsley was a magistrate authorized to admin- ister oaths, and take acknowledgements &c. in the state of New Jersey at the above date and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature, I have here- unto affixed the county seal, and subscribed my name to quality, at Newark this Eighth day of September 1848-
J. P. Jackson City C. Clerk &c.
Clayton Gaskill of the Township of Rahway in the county of Essex and state of New Jersey being duly sworn on his oath saith, that he is the son of Abraham Gaskill before mentioned, and one of his heirs at law. That the said Abraham Gaskill, as this deponent has always understood and believes did enter the service in seventeen hundred and seventy seventy six for the term of the war. And this deponent is informed that the said Abraham Gaskill his father, served as a private in Dayton and Ogden's regiment of the New Jersey line, and that he the said Abraham Gaskill continued in the service aforesaid to the end of the war. and this deponent further saith that he has never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to the said Abraham Gaskill on the part of the United States, or any part thereof, nor does this deponent believe that the said Abraham Gaskill ever received any such warrant or transferred his claim to the said bounty land or any part thereof to any person in any way or manner whatever.
Clayton Gaskill

Deposition of Ab Gaskill in reference to the heirs of Abn Gaskill a Soldier of the Revolution

State of New Jersey Burlington County v. v.
Witnessed appeared before me Job Gaskill, of the County of Burlington, who being solemnly sworn did depose & say, that he was well acquainted with Abraham Gaskill, a prisoner in Dayton, and Ogden, Regiment of the New Jersey line, of the Revolutionary War, and that Thomas Gaskill, and Clayton Gaskill, are the only surviving children of the said Abraham Gaskill, now deceased, and that they together with Elizabeth Prickett, wife of Evans Prickett, and Rebecca Haines, wife of Joseph Haines, & children of William Gaskill, a deceased son of the said Abraham Gaskill, are the only heirs at law of the said Abraham Gaskill, deceased, to the best of his knowledge and belief. — Job Gaskill
Sworn & subscribed to the foregoing County & State aforesaid the 18th day of January AD 1845 before me Chas W. Harker Commissioner of the County of Burlington,

State of New Jersey } Burlington } ss
Surrogates Office September 2 Friday AD 1845,
I Charles M c Harker Surrogate of the County of Burlington, do certify that Satisfactory evidence was adduced before me to prove that Thomas Gaskill, Mary Ann Gaskill, Evan M c Hickitt and Ann Eliza his wife, late Ann Eliza Gaskill, Joseph Haines and Rebecca his wife late Rebecca Gaskill which said Ann Eliza & Rebecca are the only children of William Gaskill deceased, are the only children and heirs at Law in fee to a Abraham Gaskill who was a private in Dayton & Ogden's Regiment of the New Jersey line - Witness my hand and Seal of Office the twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty five,
Chas. M c Harker

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gaskill, William GRADE Private LINE New Jersey
WARRANT NUMBER P 96 5 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED March 16, 1796 to Henry Ridgway, assignee
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Gaskin, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Crane's Continental Artillery (Massachusetts)
WARRANT NUMBER 4279 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED June 1, 1790 to John Warren
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.